Table 1 of Niggel, Mol Vis 2025; 31:297-304.


Table 1. The samples were selected to represent an overall diverse array of fixation protocols, but all shared a variation of glutaraldehyde primary fixation, osmium tetroxide secondary and/or tertiary fixation and Araldite, EPON or Poly/Bed embedding.

Sample Species Tissue Year fixated Primary Fixation Secondary fixation Tertiary fixation Infiltration/Embedding
CLF1 Canine Retina 1993 Glutaraldehyde,
Formaldehyde,
Sodium Cacodylate Glutaraldehyde,
Osmium Tetroxide in Sodium Cacodylate Osmium Tetroxide in Sodium Cacodylate EPON 812
CLF2 Canine Retina 1996 Glutaraldehyde,
Formaldehyde,
Sodium Cacodylate Glutaraldehyde,
Osmium Tetroxide in Sodium Cacodylate Osmium Tetroxide in Sodium Cacodylate Poly/Bed 812
CLF3 Canine Retina 1981 Glutaraldehyde,
Sodium Cacodylate Veronal acetate buffered Osmium Tetroxide n/a EPON 812
CLF4 Canine Cornea 1986 Glutaraldehyde,
Formaldehyde,
Sodium Cacodylate Glutaraldehyde,
Osmium Tetroxide in Sodium Cacodylate Osmium Tetroxide in Sodium Cacodylate Poly/Bed 812
CLF5 Canine Retina, Cornea 1985 Glutaraldehyde,
Sodium Cacodylate Osmium Tetroxide in Sodium Cacodylate n/a Poly/Bed 812
MR1 Non-human primate Retina 1976 Glutaraldehyde,
Sodium Cacodylate Veronal acetate buffered Osmium Tetroxide n/a Araldite
MR2 Non-human primate Retina 1976 Glutaraldehyde,
Sodium Cacodylate Veronal acetate buffered Osmium Tetroxide n/a Araldite
MR3 Non-human primate Retina 1976 Glutaraldehyde,
Sodium Cacodylate Veronal acetate buffered Osmium Tetroxide n/a Araldite